Peace Corps volunteers released by Uganda after custody
Uganda freed 112 American Peace Corps volunteers two days after detaining them at Entebbe airport. The U S Embassy said President Idi Amin ordered their release. four Ohioans were among those held suspected of mercenary activity. The group had been bound for Zaire when Amin paused the chartered VC10 flight.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Uganda
Peace Corps
London
Africa
U.S
Idi Amin
Robert Keeley
Kampala
Amin
Entebbe
Lake Victoria
Washington
State Department
Zaire
Congo
Albert Bongo
Gabon
Radio Uganda
Rwanda
Burundi
Congress Faces Major Measures with Energy and Farm Bills
Congress returns from recess to tackle major issues including a Alaska oil pipeline dispute and a sweeping four year farm bill. Senate debaters include an amendment to block the project while Mondale and Bayh push for a trans Alaska route to address energy shortages and export concerns. House action focuses on a four year farm bill with subsidy caps price targets and food stamp provisions.
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Washington
Congress
Watergate
Senate
House
John N. Mitchell
Alaska
Walter F. Mondale
Dminn
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
U.S
Japan
Recreation Board Clears Bill For Fairgrounds Use
The Logan Recreation Commission in a special session approved recommending to City Council payment of a $150 bill from the Hocking Fair Board for fairgrounds use to aid the summer recreation program. It rescinded prior opposition, while a pool kept open Mondays and cost estimates for extra staff were requested. A splash party with Apple Max is planned for late July with 40 cent admission, and a Friday free music program featuring The Hard Times drew crowds on Market Street.
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Logan ‘Recreation Commission
Hocking Fair Board
Harry
City Pool
Market St
Courthouse
Worthington Park
Short Crop Of Wheat Seen In Hocking County Mills
The first spring wheat crop is being turned over to mills in Hocking County and appears to be a short crop though quality is good. Keynes Bros Logan notes receipts from Circleville and Washington D H areas with 14 15 percent moisture and 57 pound test weight. Laurelville Grain & Mill Co reports good quality wheat but lighter test weight around 59 pounds.
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Hocking County
Keynes Bros
Logan
Circleville
Washington D.H
Keynes
Laurelville Grain & Mill Co
Humid Heat Dominates Nation With Storms in Texas
Hot humid air blankets most regions as thunderstorms linger from Texas to the upper Midwest. Tornado sightings occur in South Dakota with no reported injuries. winds reach 85 mph and hail nearly two inches pelt Comstock Nebraska as violent storms flood southern Texas Sunday night.
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Nation
Texas
South Dakota
Comstock
Neb
San Antonio
Texas Hill Country
Ariz
Phoenix
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Rockies
Dakotas
Iowa
Minnesota
Great Lakes
New England
Florida
Heat, storms sweep across the nation after 90 degree day
A hot 90 degree morning in the Hocking Valley gave way to hot weather and thunderstorms across the West and Plains. In Charleston West Virginia severe storms triggered flash flooding on city outskirts, killing a child and washing away at least two houses.
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Hocking Valley
Charleston
W. Va
Weekend crowds flood Hocking Hills and Lake Logan parks
Thousands visited Hocking Hills State Park and Lake Logan State Park to escape heat. No accidents were reported. Hocking Hills Lodge pool had 1,242 swimmers while Old Man's Cave camp areas and rentals were full. Estimated 13,000 visitors over two days. Lake Logan drew about 4,000 swimmers and sun bathers, 1,500 picnickers, 450 fishermen, and 100 boaters.
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Hocking Hills State Park
Lake Logan State Park
Hocking Hills Lodge
Old Man’s Cave
Lake Logan
Intervention Plan Fades and Dollar Falls
European central bankers signaled potential support for the dollar but provided no intervention details. The dollar rose briefly in Frankfurt and Zurich before dropping again as traders waited for action.
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London
Frankfurt
Senate Watergate Probers Debate Nixon Papers Access
Senate Watergate committee members clash over whether Nixon should hand over White House records tied to the break in. Some urge subpoena power if voluntary access fails, others deem documents public records or unnecessary for the panel to proceed. Nixon defends privacy of presidential files while indicating public discussion later.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Sens
Edward J. Gurney
R-Fla
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Talmadge
Committee of Congress
Gurney
ABC
Connecticut
Sen
Lowell
P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Weicker
Ronald L. Ziegler
Atty
John N. Mitchell
White House
Ervin
Committee
John W. Dean III
Packing Firm Sets Layoffs in Ohio Slaughter Halt
About 100 of the 260 employees at Ohio Packing Co. in Columbus were laid off as President Edward Wilke ordered an indefinite halt to hog slaughtering. He cited ongoing losses caused by new federal price restrictions and called the move a measure for survival.
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Columbus, Ohio
The
Ohio Packing Co
Edward Wilke
Political Sabotage Plans Disclosed
New York report details two Nixon aide approved covert operations to spy on Democrats in 1972 funded by over 100000 in unreported gifts. Led by Donald Segretti and Jeb Stuart Magruder, the schemes spanned seven states and involved more than 20 people.
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New York
Nixon
New York Times
the Times
California
Donald H. Segretti
Dwight L. Chapin
Gordon C. Strachan
White House
H. R. Haldeman
Segretti
Magruder Group
Colson
Pentagon Papers
Daniel Ellsberg
Washington
Chapin
FBI
Edmund S. Muskie
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Vandals Wreck Ilesboro Cemetery
H B Zimmerman Washington Township trustee reported to deputies that vandals overturned and broke between 50 and 75 tombstones at Ilesboro Cemetery on Saturday morning. The incident prompted an investigation by local law enforcement.
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H. B. Zimmerman
Washington
Twp
Hocking Sheriff's Deputies
Ilesboro
City Park vandalism prompts $25 reward
The City Recreation Commission offers a $25 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those involved. Police report a break in at City Park concession stand where intruders forced two locks, stole sandwiches a heating machine and about $35 in merchandise. Some sandwiches were eaten outside and leftovers spoiled.
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City Recreation Commission
City Park
Farm Exports Push U S Food Costs Up by $2 Billion
Exports of wheat corn and soybeans drive up consumer food bills by about 2 billion dollars this year. Retail food prices may rise at least 12 percent, with higher prices blamed on strong export demand and a larger domestic population.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Nixon
Department
Japan
Europe
United States
Trade Food For Oil Exon Urges
Nebraska Governor J. J. Exon argues the United States could swap its abundant food harvest for needed oil. He notes food is the universal priority and that the global shortage is a bigger crisis than fuel. Exon spoke as Midwest governors opened a meeting on the fuel shortage and federal response, with John Love and Patrick Lucey weighing in on the shortage’s reality.
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Rapid City
S.D
Nixon
U.S
Nebraska
J. J. Exon
Exon
Associated Press
John Love
Colorado
White House
Patrick Lucey
Wisconsin
Federal Trade Commission
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Painesville
Andrew E. Czernek
Cleveland Heights
Mary A. Hart
Cincinnati
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Gahanna
Westfall
Council
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Gulf Coast
Great Lakes Area
Zurich
Paris
Tokyo
France
Basel
Switzerland
Group of
Ilesboro Cemetery
Don Paarlberg
USDA
Paarlberg
Soviet Union
Russia
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